About Frank Kesson
Lived 1885 – 1939 (aged 54). Frank Kesson was an American cinematographer.
Frank Kesson (27 August 1885 – 29 September 1939) was an American cinematographer. He worked with Byron Haskin in The Sea Beast, the Spanish western film El hombre malo (1930), El cantante de Nápoles (1935) with William Rees, La dama atrevida (1931), La llamada sagrada (1931), Die heilige Flamme (1931), and Millionaires (1926).
He also worked in How I Play Golf - Trouble Shots (1931), Beware of Bachelors (1928) with Norbert Brodin, Beware of Married Men (1928), Bobbed Hair (1925), Rinty of the Desert (1928), Why Girls Go Back Home (1926), Women They Talk About (1928), While London Sleeps (1926).
He died on 29 September 1939.
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Who was Frank Kesson?
American cinematographer (1885-1939)
When was Frank Kesson born?
Frank Kesson was born on 27 August 1885 in Cleveland.
When did Frank Kesson die?
Frank Kesson died on 29 September 1939 in Cleveland.
What was Frank Kesson's occupation?
Frank Kesson was a cinematographer.
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Frank Kesson was American.
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